Domboshawa Rock

Domboshawa Rock is a granite hill and rock-art site northeast of Harare, Zimbabwe. The main formation is often identified with Ngoma Kurira, a Shona name associated with drum sounds. ([Zimbabwe Field Guide](https://www.zimfieldguide.com/sites/harare/domboshava-cave-and-hill))

The cave paintings are generally described as Late Stone Age art attributed to hunter-gatherer communities traditionally identified as San. Local heritage accounts place some of the paintings at nearly 6,000 years old, although rock-art dating is not equally certain for every panel. ([Zimbabwe Field Guide](https://www.zimfieldguide.com/sites/harare/domboshava-cave-and-hill))

The hill's rounded surfaces are linked to granite exfoliation, a process in which outer rock layers peel away like an onion. The Geological Society of Zimbabwe places the site within the Chinamora Igneous Complex and records a summit beacon at about 1,638 metres above sea level. ([Geological Society of Zimbabwe](https://www.geologicalsociety.org.zw/node/114))

Yes, Domboshawa Cave and Hill is a National Monument of Zimbabwe and came under the care of the National Museums and Monuments organization in 1936. The site includes an interpretive centre, rock art, granite formations, and a sacred forest landscape. ([Zimbabwe Field Guide](https://www.zimfieldguide.com/sites/harare/domboshava-cave-and-hill))